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werel Jt 2b pag Design of My Blast Resistant Buildings in Petrochemical Facilities Taek Cone ON BLAST RESISTANT DESIGN PETMOCHEMICAL COMMITTEE of the ENERGY DIVISION of the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS TECNIMONT / EDILE 2 4 Lut i999 TECNIMONT's property Pro. N? SHG Published by ASCE treicaseer 4 i peSRaN aS a f Ths or ov gee uti in incest i stn eg of ast preene n, Seren wn mae cee sean es Eero da acl ergy leva pe eter magne et os FL tear otconrs Csgg iin tet eit ls pecan el i troonat ocean ly weedy he Tk aoe ont ea ae ofthe Exergy Divine aera Secor eh oe Feowatttonae {:Ruoknefneite-Depa desertion, 2. Perch ta {ieeprtinsefeae“Wameienreetee ett “tot Coat Sa tog ens Ts iE Ameen se fC Eager z SONSIode op ‘a Comme cn Sa Resoan Geogn dorm Ssy of Ci ngnces ASCB oa ee saat oan female, wpm, edi err ha E ‘sige saat een ys tn nang rrene a Attu cy mat FB SeSorven tame Coat) Tratcin Beret ASE Hod eh wee OB seSore ctartna toa Rein Seve, proves athebae oehieo dis Sepsens® Se 2 men Be vena SS Ree eis HEAL STBLO 9 SS gree DesSGeses PermsnesCoyi en, ASCE AMOS!" EEA prin cpg hoa an under cams ing SIRE ge ou Amen Soy of et ane rayne Coa Cua at ISBN 0-7R66.0255.5 i = ASCE Petrochemical Energy Committee ‘This publication is one of five state-of the-practce engineering ceports produced, to ite, by the ASCE Petrochemical Energy Committee, These enginceting reports are intended to be a summary of curent engineering knowledge and design practice, and Present guidelines for the design of petrochemical faclites. They representa consensus pinion of task committee members active in their development. ‘These five ASCE engineering reports are '). Design of Anchor Bolts in Petrochemical Facilities 2) Design of Blast Ressirs Buildings i Petrochemical Facies 3). Dasign of Secondary Containment in Petrochemical Faciluies 48) Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation and Design of Petrochemical Facies 5) Wind Loads on Petrochemical Facilites The ASCE Petrochemical Energy Commitee was organized by A. K, Guplain 1991 and initially chaired by Curley Tumer. Under their leadership the five tase eommittoes ‘ete formed. More recently, the Committe hasbeen chaired by Joseph A. Bohinsky and rank J, Hai, Frank J, Hse J. Marcell Hunt ‘Chevron Research and Technology Company Hudson Engineeing Corporation chairman secresary Joseph A. Behinsky Brown & Root, Ine Wiliam Bounds Fluor Danie, Inc Chay Flint Bechtel, nc John Geigel Bacon Chemical Company ‘Ajaya K Gupta ‘North Carolina State University Magdy H. Hanna Jacobs Engineering Group Steven R, Hemler Eastman Chemical Co, Gayle S. Johnson EQE Intemational, In, James Maple LA Maple & Associates Douglas J. Nyman D.J. Nyman d Associates Norman C. Rennalls BASF Corporation (Curley Turner Fluor Danie, ine. ii ‘The ASCE Task Commitice on Blast Resistant Design ‘This report was prepared 10 provide guidance in the blast resistant design of ochemical facilities. Though the makeup of the committee end the writing of this ment are directed at petsochemical facilities, these yuidelins are applicable to simar design situations in other industries. Those interested in this report. should inctude Sinvciurl design engineers with dynamic design training. and experience aa well 2s ‘operating company personnel responsible to establish intemal design ard construction Practices. The task Commitee was established because of a significant interest in the Pewrochemienl inlosry in dealing with cnsily process accidents, in interpreting ‘overtnnent softy standards an inthe desire to protect employees. ‘One purpose ofthis Feport is t0 help provide some uniformity to the current mix of internal and published ‘This report is intended to be a State-oFthoPractice set of guidelines, ‘The ‘ecommendations provided are based on publshed information and actual design, A feviow of current practie, intemal company standards, published documents, and the current work of relates groups was condacted The report includes a list of refecenes to Provide addtional information. “The reference list emphasizes an emphasis on readily ‘wvalable commercial publications and government reports. Bectuse of their elevance 12 ‘his fepor, several publications deserve mention here, Two widely used documents ealng generaly with bast resistant design are 793-1300, Structures to Ress he Effects of Aecidewal Explasions from the Department of Defense and ASCE manuel 42, Design & Sirennes 10 Rest Nwiecr Weapons Effex Two publications which greatly Supplement chapters 2 and 3 are Guidelines for Evaluating the Characteristics of Vapor Clon Explosions, Flash Fives, and BLEVES, and Guidelines for Evaluating Provess Plann Buildings for Extemal Explosions and Fires, These lst two documents are fern ‘he AICHE Center for Chemical Process Safty In helping to create a consonsus set of guidelines, a number of individual and groups Provided valuable esitanee and review. These include Ted Krauthammer of Penn State,

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